On selecting a measure of labour activity: Evidence from registered nurses, 1981 and 1989

Applied Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1994, Pages 851-862

  Ault, David E ^a   Rutman, Gilbert L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOUR SUPPLY; MEASUREMENT CHOICE; METHODOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; MODELLING APPROACH; NURSING;

USA;

EID: 0028551756     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036849400000047     Document Type: Article

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